TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA: “Basic Income: A Way Forward for the Left?”

April 13 @ 6:30 am - 8:30 pm UTC-4

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The idea of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) has been championed by both progressives and conservatives. Not everyone on the left, however, is behind the idea. Will a UBI be a means of redistributing wealth, attacking poverty and protecting workers from technological displacement as some argue, or will it instead serve to advance an agenda of austerity and privatization?

Join us on Thursday, April 13th for a debate on this important question. The debate will feature two speakers speaking in favour of left support for Basic Income and two against.

About Kate McFarland

Kate McFarland has written 36 articles.

Kate has previously made a living as a professional student, with her most recent academic interests including philosophy of language and pragmatics, and is now a freelance writer, editor, and researcher. She received a grant from the Economic Security Project to work for Basic Income News in 2017.